Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Stonefields and Noah and Matilda Blocks

The next batch of Stonefields blocks. I like the cross blocks. Fun to select the fabric for them.

I did not enjoy making this block and the red flag fabric ran when I rinsed the block. I think the red will come out but I am not going to worry about it right now. There were to be two of this design but I went back to the star in a star design and made a second one of those.

The block on the left is the star block I made previously. The one of the right side is the new one.

Nothnig exciting about the four patches on point.

The flower block is an odd design. I thought about making a change or two to the design. Then I thought it has an art deco look and went ahead with it as drawn.

Dawn from "Collector With a Needle" has started a "Noah and Matilda" Facebook page for those that have either made a quilt from the pattern set, working on it, and wanting to begin. The pattern info is here. I made several blocks quite a few months ago and then got hung up when I got to the block shown below. I did fusible applique/stitched by machine and all those little grapes are so time consuming. If I were to start over, I would have used wool circles stitched by hand or embroidered grapes. Instead, I bit the bullet and slowly stitched around the grapes by machine over the last two days.

I have all the blocks temporarily on the design wall. Not in any particular order. You will note that the block above is not the only grape style block. The original quilt maker must have loved doing the circles more than I did.

I have used a lot of Kansas Trouble fabrics with others mixed in from stash. I wish I had used more variety of greens in the cactus block but I am not going to re-do it. I have all the rest of the blocks fused and ready for machine work.

20 comments:

Gosh, sorry about that red running. Maybe you can eventually get it out. I probably wouldn't use that fabric anymore though. Noah and Matilda is looking great. I didn't earlier you had so many blocks done. Yes, using wool for all those GRAPES! Would have been a good idea. I think sewing around them by machine is probably slower than hand appliqueing them, at least for me and you too!

The Stonefields blocks are very unique. I love seeing what is next.Oh, I would never get past all of those grapes no matter what form of applique was used.The blocks all look so good together up on the design wall. Are there just four more blocks, or does it go beyond that?

You really ARE stitching away! Look at all that goodness in your pic's. I giggled over the grapes going to the machine. I would have never attempted it in the first place. That is going to be one incredible quilt! Yikes! on the red fabric running! I hope it comes out. You said nothing excited about the four patches on point.... lol.... but that's exactly what I want to make for myself next from scraps. Love it!

I use sheets called "color catchers' that I buy in the laundry isle at the grocery store, or Walmart--it collects any dye that runs on fabric and then it doesn't stay on the other fabrics--I use them in the washing machine if I add something new to the load that has a dark color in it--and I use them for hand washing--I have at times even used them like on this block--lay one under the area where it bled and add some water from the top-like on a cloth and keep dabbing the area--it will sometimes remove that color stain--good luck--enjoy the moments,di

I think the Stonefield flower is very cool and different. I really like the reproduction you are using.Matilda blocks are wonderful too. You are getting a lot stitching done. Yea. Thank you for sharing.